A 21-year-old patient with chronic tension-type headaches that are not intractable relies on daily prophylactic medications to help relieve the headaches. What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for this type of headache?

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G44.229 is the correct code for chronic tension type headache that is not intractable.
Code G43.10 is incorrect because this code is for migraine with aura and G44.019 is incorrect because this code is for episodic cluster headaches. Code G44.201 is incorrect because this code is for unspecified tension-type headaches that are intractable.

A 21-Year-Old Patient with Chronic Tension-Type Headaches That Are Not